66, Lot: 174. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

George I. 1714-1727. Æ Halfpenny (26mm, 9.53 gm). 'Dump' issue. Dated 1717. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Britannia seated left on globe, holding olive branch and spear, and leaning on ornamental oval shield. Peck 769; cf. SCBC 3659 (stops on obverse). VF, thick green patina. Very rare variety.

From the Paul McIlroy Collection.